Monday, April 28, 2014

Dear friends, if you like to eat onion,you may try to taste this onion kimchi !
亲爱的朋友们，若您喜欢吃洋葱，不妨试试这道洋葱泡菜！

The onion (Allium cepa) (Latin 'cepa' = onion), also known as the bulb onion or common onion.Onions are cultivated and used around the world. As a foodstuff they are usually served cooked, as a vegetable or part of a prepared savoury dish, but can also be eaten raw or used to make pickles or chutneys. They are pungent when chopped and contain certain chemical substances which irritate the eyes. Onions contain phenolics and flavonoids that have potential anti-inflammatory, anti-cholesterol, anticancer and antioxidant properties.
Common onions are normally available in three colour varieties. Yellow or brown onions (called red in some European countries), are full-flavoured and are the onions of choice for everyday use. Yellow onions turn a rich, dark brown when caramelized and give French onion soup its sweet flavour. The red onion (called purple in some European countries) is a good choice for fresh use when its colour livens up the dish. It is also used in grilling and char-broiling. White onions are the traditional onions that are used in classic Mexican cuisine. They have a golden colour when cooked and a particularly sweet flavour when sautéed.
Onions are often chopped and used as an ingredient in various hearty warm dishes, and may also be used as a main ingredient in their own right, for example in French onion soup or onion chutney. They are very versatile and can be baked, boiled, braised, grilled, fried, roasted, sautéed or eaten raw in salads. Their layered nature makes them easy to hollow out once cooked, facilitating stuffing them. Onions are a staple in Indian cuisine, often used as a thickening agent for curries and gravies. Onions pickled in vinegar are eaten as a snack. These are often served as a side serving in pubs and fish and chip shops throughout the United Kingdom and The Commonwealth, often served with cheese and/or ale in the United Kingdom. In North America, sliced onions are battered and deep fried and served as onion rings.洋蔥（学名：Allium cepa），古時稱做興蕖、現在北京人称葱头、甘肅人稱洋蒜、新疆人稱皮牙孜（源自维语Piyaz）、是一種常見的蔥科蔥屬植物。
洋蔥的主要食用部位是鱗葉，主要作調味用。洋蔥含有大蒜素，有很強烈的刺激味道。切洋蔥時，這種味道會刺激人的眼睛和鼻子，使之流淚。虽然生的时候味道辛辣，但是烹饪之后不会太刺激。洋蔥原產於中亞，现有很多不同的品種，已经用于世界各地的食物。洋蔥有淨化血液的功效，其中的二烯丙基二硫是刺鼻氣味的主要成分，能夠預防血液凝固、有效清血，並降低血液中的膽固醇。
洋蔥也在生物實驗課或生物課本中出现，因為洋蔥的取得方便，並且不具有葉綠體，常拿來和一般植物的葉細胞當做比較。五葷（蔥、蒜、韭、薤、興蕖）和三厭（所有動物）之一。
( source : Wikipedia )

Cut each of the onion into 4 portions...

用刀划开洋葱，分成4等份。。。

Chop the chives for about 1 cm long, slice the garlic and ginger for long thin stripes..

Monday, April 7, 2014

Spring is in the air ! Spring in Korea is beautiful, share with you some of the pictures that I took at the Goyang Flowers Festival, there are too many pictures ,sorry for not able to upload all of them...
春天吹上我的脸，告诉我现在是春天， 韩国美丽的春天 ！ 与您分享在高阳花卉展所拍摄的一些照片，每年春季都举行。非常抱歉，拍摄了很多照片，因版位上的限制，不能上載所有的照片。。。

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Forsythia连翘属 (/fɔrˈsɪθiə/ or /fɔrˈsaɪθiə/) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae (olive family). There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe. The common name is also forsythia; the genus is named after William Forsyth. The flowers are produced in the early spring before the leaves, bright yellow with a deeply four-lobed flower, the petals joined only at the base. These become pendant in rainy weather thus shielding the reproductive parts.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

The plant is known by a number of different names in English, including Chinese plum and Japanese apricot. An alternative name is ume, from Japanese, or mume, from the scientific name. Another alternative name is mei, from the Chinese name.

The flower is known as the meihua (梅花) in Chinese, which came to be translated as "plum blossom"[14] or sometimes as "flowering plum". (source : wikipedia)

This morning, on the way to the market, I was fascinated by this tree.... 今早，在前往市场的途中，我被这棵梅树吸引了我的视线。。。

Prunus mume is an Asian tree species classified in the Armeniaca section of the genus Prunus subgenus Prunus. Its common names include Chinese plum and Japanese apricot. The flower is usually called plum blossom. This distinct tree species is related to both the plum and apricot trees. Although generally referred to as a plum in English, it is more closely related to the apricot. The fruit of the tree is used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking in juices, as a flavouring for alcohol, as a pickle and in sauces. It is also used in traditional medicine.(source :wikipedia)

Plum liquor, also known as plum wine, is popular in Korea.

The juice produced in Korea, made from green plums, tastes sweet and tangy, and is considered a refreshing drink, also often enjoyed in the summer. In Korea, maesil juice, which is marketed as a healthful tonic, is enjoying increasing popularity. It is commercially available in glass jars in sweetened, concentrated syrup form; it is reconstituted by stirring a small amount of syrup into a glass of water. The syrup may also be prepared at home by storing one part fresh plums in a container with one part sugar with no water.